Spread of clones of multidrug-resistant, coagulase-negative staphylococci within a university hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 76-80

  Monsen, Tor ^a   Karlsson, Carina ^a   Wiström, Johan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONE CELLS; COAGULASE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SWEDEN;

EID: 12144275747     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502490     Document Type: Article

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